Dorothea Sharp Auction Prices and Value Guide
Dorothea Sharp auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 506 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Dorothea Sharp auction prices: quick answer
Dorothea Sharp auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Dorothea Sharp
- Source records
- 506
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Dorothea Sharp market snapshot
Dorothea Sharp shows deep auction liquidity with 227 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $12,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-08.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (3.7% · 6 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (38.5% · 62 sales)
- $10,000+ (57.8% · 93 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $17,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 5
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-08
Artist context
About Dorothea Sharp
Born
1874
Died
1955
Dorothea Sharp (1874–1955) was a painter whose public authority records connect her identity across Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress, ISNI, RKD and Art UK. The collected biographical summary describes her as best known for landscapes and naturalistic observations of children at play. Those recurring themes help explain why collectors may encounter her name attached to outdoor scenes and figure-based paintings in auction catalogues. The available source pack supports her occupation and lifespan more clearly than it supports a detailed chronology, training history or formal movement affiliation, so this profile does not assign her to a school without stronger evidence. For appraisal and entity matching, the authority identifiers help distinguish this Dorothea Sharp from similarly named people and connect records across institutions. Additional museum or scholarly documentation would be needed to expand the biography with confidence.
PaintingLandscapesChildren at playNaturalistic figure studies
Common works and media
Collected descriptions most securely associate Sharp with paintings, particularly landscapes and naturalistic studies of children at play. The pack does not provide enough evidence to list specific paint media, print editions, sculpture, ceramics, named series or poster production. Auction and appraisal records should therefore classify an object from its own cataloguing and physical evidence rather than extending the artist’s known categories beyond what the sources support.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily’s input associates Dorothea Sharp with 506 auction records, suggesting that public sales may offer useful comparison points. In this source pack, however, the artist page did not return lot-level content, so no price trend or medium-specific premium can be supported. A careful comparison should start with the documented work type and subject, separating landscapes from figure scenes involving children, then use sale dates, realized prices and genuinely comparable lots when those data are available. Conclusions should remain tied to the individual work and should not treat the record count alone as evidence of value, demand or authenticity.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Landscape paintings
- Figurative paintings and studies of children at play
Value drivers
- Work type and subject alignment with the documented landscapes or scenes of children at play
- Comparable public auction records associated with the artist, assessed at the individual-lot level when details are available
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack reports 506 associated auction records, but its Appraisily page request was rate-limited and supplied no lot-level evidence.
- The collected evidence does not support a price trend, subject premium, medium-specific premium, scarcity claim, or authentication conclusion.
- Specific paint media, dimensions, dates, signatures, attribution, provenance, editions, and condition must be established from the individual object and relevant catalogue records.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- ISNI library authority
- RKD library authority
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Dorothea Sharp worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Dorothea Sharp artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.